National Security Forces

The National Security Forces, known as the NSF, were set up after the Oslo Accords in 1993 to be the army of Palestine. They were trained by the United States, and sometimes work jointly with Israel to fight Hamas militants.

History
In 1993, following the Oslo Accords, Palestine set up the National Security Forces (NSF) as its armed forces, throwing away the pretense that Hamas and the PFLP were their soldiers. They were trained by the United States and sometimes work jointly with Israel to combat the mutual threat of Hamas militants. However, during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 Israeli forces did not trust them, and Palestinian people called them stooges of the Israeli regime who were accused of human rights violations. They guard the West Bank, normally a flashpoint.